Founder / COO @PORCH – helping 1M immigrant entrepreneurs succeed in Canada

I’m driven by entrepreneurship and a deep belief that access to the right people and resources can change lives.

I founded PORCH to make the journey easier for immigrant entrepreneurs. Not just the business side, but the personal side too. From navigating a new country to finances, relationships, and belonging. I believe community, when done right, is one of the most powerful forces there is. Canada’s diversity is incredible, and the opportunity here is endless when people are supported properly.

I didn’t have a single “aha” moment that made me want to be an entrepreneur. It’s something that’s been part of me for as long as I can remember. Watching Dragon’s Den with my dad. Spending long car rides to hockey games coming up with business ideas. Building things always felt natural to me.

That curiosity turned into action through entrepreneurship classes in high school, youth business competitions, and starting small ventures of my own. By my final year at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, I knew it was time to stop preparing and start building something real.

Along the way, I worked with companies like Intuitive AI, Look Media, and Knoow, and even launched a custom charcuterie board business during the pandemic. Those experiences taught me how demanding and humbling it is to build and run a company.

In October 2022, I founded PORCH. It’s a curated community of international entrepreneurs who have been there, done that, and are still doing it. They come together to support each other, share knowledge, and grow both personally and professionally.

It feels full circle from those nights watching Dragon’s Den. I now get to pursue this journey alongside my co founder, my friend, and my dad. I don’t take that lightly.

We need more community like this. Let’s build a better way forward.

Countries I’ve visited:
Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Monaco, Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morocco, Austria, Hungary, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Australia, Dominican Republic, United States, Vatican City

Hunter Weitzman

Immigration.ca

Featured Partner (Business Immigration) 

PORCH

Any immigrant entrepreneur knows, that, being an entrepreneur is hard.
Being an immigrant adds exponentially more complexity and challenges.
PORCH is an exclusive community for immigrant entrepreneurs in, or coming to Canada. PORCH provides a curated, engaging, and safe community for immigrant entrepreneurs and their teams, to build relationships, learn, share, and help each other succeed.
Expand your learning, your relationships, and your potential. Everything you need to grow.
Helping 1,000,000 immigrant entrepreneurs succeed in Canada.

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Godmer Immigration Consultant

Godmer Immigration Consultant is exclusively dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs, business owners, and executive professionals from everywhere around the world who wish to immigrate to Canada.

We also offer worldwide citizenship through investment programs.

Owner & Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant 

VC4A

As an entrepreneur, I am dedicated to helping startups unlock their full business potential in Canada.

 Startup Mentor

Melissa Godmer Self-employed in the Immigration Field

- Assist in the development, implementation and management of immigrant investor programs;
- Complete preparation of immigration files;
- Review all documents collected to verify accuracy and appropriateness, be the primary point of contact with clients;
-Follow up with customers on the status of their application and help provide solutions to their various problems.

Sales Representative:
-  Find, qualifies and filters leads and qualify leads through several channels, such as the company website, social media, professional networks, email campaigns and online data mining. 
-Lead processing and management
-Lead research and filtering
-Customer account monitoring
-Prospect and customer communications
-Research, monitoring and reporting

I do not provide legal representation or legal advise but rather support to legal professionals in regard to business immigration. 

Administrative Support Specialist, to legal professionals in regard to business immigration.

TIMC

Responsibilities:
-Enforce guidelines and procedures applicable to a specific product to ensure a successful journey for TIMC’s customers.
- Ensure clients receive clear requests and call to actions from advisors or senior planners in order to keep them on track.
- Support and assist Advisors deliver superior advisory services to clients.
- Solicit the full attention and commitment of partners to complete transactions
- Analyze competitive marketplace and industry trends to accordingly develop business strategies for revenue generation
- Work with business units in developing business plans to achieve company revenue goals
- Establish a plan that drives business for cross-selling opportunities.
- Assist  advisors regarding selling effectively investment products and CBI products
- Support the sales department in marketing material: third party articles, distribution/ tax/ redemption examples, updating power points and brochures (pushing for updated material), answer advisor’s requests for specific material
- Helping new advisors in their discovery calls using the documents we collectively created to make good discovery calls and insure a faster training process
- Provide ongoing training to the new and more senior advisors on our portfolio

Planner-Citizenship by Investment

Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant @ Godmer Immigration Consultant | Business Immigration

As a seasoned immigration expert specializing in business immigration to Canada and an entrepreneur, I bring over 7 years of experience in assisting business owners, professionals, entrepreneurs, and executive professionals globally in achieving Canadian citizenship. My qualifications include a certificate in immigration consulting from Humber College and a bachelor's degree in business administration and management from Université du Québec à Montréal / UQAM.

In February 2022, I established Godmer Immigration Consultant, a firm dedicated to business immigration, offering comprehensive and current information, insightful guidance, and hands-on support in liaising with government agencies for our clients. My commitment lies in delivering results for my clients and navigating complex legal scenarios to identify the most fitting solutions for their individual needs. My expertise lies in process improvement, analytical skills, and effective communication. Furthermore, as a member of PORCH, an exclusive community for immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada, I continuously enhance my knowledge, build meaningful connections, and grow my potential in the immigration landscape.

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